Sunday 24/December/2023 – 08:45 PM
Ashraf Tadros, professor, revealed Astronomy At the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, and a member of the National Committee for Astronomy and Space Sciences, details of a new astronomical phenomenon occurring in the skies of Egypt this evening, December 24, which is the conjunction of the Moon with the Pleiades star cluster, or the Seven Sisters.
A new astronomical phenomenon
The professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research said in his statements: The moon and the Pleiades can be seen side by side in the sky immediately after sunset and the onset of night, and they remain in the sky throughout the night until the scene begins to set at 4:15 the next morning.
Tadros confirmed that the Pleiades is one of the brightest and most famous open star clusters in the northern sky, which is located 440 light-years from Earth. This cluster consists of several hundred stars, but its brightest stars are only 7 that can be seen with the healthy naked eye, and therefore it is called The seven sisters.
The professor of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical Research continued: There is no relationship between the movement of celestial bodies and the fate of man on Earth. This is not related to astronomy at all, but rather to astrology, and astrology is one of the false matters related to divination and the occult, such as reading palms and cups, hitting the farewell, opening the playing cards, and so on.
Ashraf Tadros, professor of astronomy, also stressed that there is no relationship between the alignment of the planets in the sky and the occurrence of earthquakes on Earth, explaining: If that were true, it would have been discovered by astronomers hundreds of years ago. Astronomical phenomena are fun to watch and amateurs love to follow and photograph them, provided the atmosphere is clear and the sky is empty. From clouds, dust and water vapor.
